Raul Ibanez hit his 21st home run tonight and it was a big one: the 10th inning blast gave the Phillies a 6-3 win over the New York Mets, who lent credence to Cole Hamels’ comments that the Mets are “choke artists.”
Raul Ibanez Hits Game-Winning Homer in 10th to Lift Phillies Past “Choke Artist” Mets
June 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Debate Shifts: Who Is the Freaky Guy on the Left?
June 11, 2009 By 5 Comments
As the 24-48 hour sports news cycle chews up and spits out the Raul Ibanez story that I’ve unexpectly found myself at the center of this week, the debate is now shifting to far more important topics that whether speculating about individual players being on steroids is valid or how bloggers and the mainstream media will ever co-exist.
And the most important question was recently posed by a commenter over at Awful Announcing in their take on the current steroids speculation debate, in reference to the picture to the left.
Supporting JRod: Rosenthal and Gonzalez Misguided in Their Criticisms
June 10, 2009 By 10 Comments
Any sports fan with a TV probably watched JRod on Outside the Lines earlier today and his dominant stand against the biggest turds: John Gonzalez and Ken Rosenthal. The entire interview consisted of a one-sided argument against my brother’s punctual points and objective speculation, which is justified in this day and age.
Initial Reactions After the Outside the Lines Taping
June 10, 2009 By 107 Comments
I just got back from the studio that ESPN sent me to for the taping of Outside the Lines this afternoon. I have not watched it, and could not see either Rosenthal or Gonzalez during the taping — just stared into a camera with a mic on — so I look forward to seeing how everything looks when I go home and watch it.
Here are my initial thoughts and reactions though:
Raul Ibanez Addresses “Pathetic and Disgusting” Steroid Speculation
June 10, 2009 By 134 Comments
This morning in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Raul Ibanez responded to steroid rumors that became a popular topic of discussion on the Internet yesterday. The speculation about Raul Ibanez increased in part due to a post written here on Midwest Sports Fans two days ago. This post details Ibanez’s response, includes our response to Ibanez’s comments, and provides a more general discussion about who bears the responsibility for the distrust many fans have in great performances from older players like what we are seeing from Raul Ibanez in 2009.
